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For over a century, neuroscientists and psychologists have been trying to understand the neurophysiological mechanisms underpinning the human brain's development from birth to late adulthood. While ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, University at Buffalo researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, ...

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Electroconvulsive therapy is highly effective in treating major depressive disorder, but no one knows why it works. New research suggests it may restore balance between excitation and inhibition in ...

A rare glimpse into the brain activity of a patient with obesity and loss of control eating on tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro and Zepbound, revealed that the medication suppresses signaling in the ...

Scientists from the University of Tokyo performed two-photon imaging in the visual cortex of marmoset monkeys to examine spontaneous and visual stimulus-evoked neuronal activities (top left). Visual ...

A hearing system that monitors brain waves could help people with hearing loss communicate in noisy environments.